Sign up for our awesome New York Tech Events weekly email newsletter.     EVENT DETAILS Can We Build Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? Record-breaking temperatures. Millions of acres engulfed in wildfires. Storms that are stronger & more frequent than at any time in recorded history. The effects of the rise in greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere seem to be more devastating every year. While many of the major contributors to the climate crisis are familiar to most of us - automobiles, power plants, factories, agriculture, etc. - there is one source that may surprise you: concrete. With the explosion of construction in developing & developed countries around the globe, the production of concrete accounts for approximately 7% of annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. As the demand for more construction globally continues unabated, the world is building the equivalent of twelve New York Citys every year! Several companies are exploring ways to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete & cement - & even make them carbon-negative. These new technologies could scale to trap up to 25% of yearly CO2 emissions. When the market size for concrete & cement is $440B worldwide, there is ample potential to make money & make progress toward saving the planet. How are startups maximizing the potential of carbon-negative concrete & cement? Will synthetic materials fill a role in the construction industry? How will concrete & cement be able to terraform our planet? Join us on October 27 to find out.